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Using human services to support immigrant families | Leslie Reyes-Ortiz ’21

July 9, 2021

Listening, understanding, and empathy. These are traits that may be lost on some, but not recent University of Colorado Colorado Springs Human Services graduate, Leslie Reyes-Ortiz.  As a bilingual, first-generation student, Reyes-Ortiz knows first-hand what (More)

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Spurring student success in space | Jake Murphy ’18

July 9, 2021

Jake Murphy has used his UCCS Masters in Leadership and Student Affairs to become a recruiter for Elon Musk’s aerospace venture, SpaceX. (More)

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Language Arts teacher finds power in education | Shelby Bandy ’18

July 9, 2021

Shelby Bandy used UCCS’ Teacher Education and Licensure Program (TELP) to become an English teacher with District 11 in Colorado Springs. (More)

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Bringing innovation to early childhood education | Ashley Lawless ’20

April 14, 2021

Ashley Lawless is using her Bachelor of Innovation in Inclusive Early Childhood Education to change the lives of special needs kids in Woodland Park, Colorado. (More)

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Helping fellow humans through human services | Annie Alaine Hallis ’20

March 3, 2021

After a long journey, Annie Alaine Hallis is using her UCCS Bachelor in Human Services to help children with autism as a certified Registered Behavior Technician. (More)

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Overcoming Adversity to Fuel Futures | J. Thomas Gregory

September 1, 2020

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The path to earning a degree isn’t always a straight line, according to J. Thomas Gregory, who while working as a teacher in Colorado, realized he needed a degree to advance into (More)

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